This will be an all-day event with some of the finest scholars of Southern history presenting the truth about the War of Southern Independence. Exploring Yankee economic exploitation, hypocrisy over slavery, war crimes, and violation of the Constitution.

Faculty for this event will include:

Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo

Dr. Donald Livingston

Brian Cisco

Dr. Clyde N. Wilson

There will also be a special presentation on "The Myth of North Carolina Unionism."

The institute will be held at the Ramada Inn just off I-85/40 in Burlington (2703 Ramada Rd., 27215).

Established in 2005 as a forum for historical scholarship in defense of the cause for which the Confederate Soldier fought. the Stephen D. Lee Institute is the SCV's initiative to combat the present barrage of libels against the Confederate soldier and his cause. Institutes already held in South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, and Virginia received rave reviews.